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Apart from the B.1.617.2 variant, the B.1.1.7 strain first identified in the United Kingdom has been identified as 'Alpha variant'. The VOCs that were identified in South Africa and Brazil have been named 'Beta' and 'Gamma' respectively.
"No country should be stigmatized for detecting and reporting variants," said WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove.
The novel coronavirus variant prevalent in India is to be called 'Delta' as health body attempts to counter prejudice in discussions of the disease
WHO labels Wuhan virus mutants spotted in India as 'Delta' and 'Kappa'
United Nations/Geneva, June 1 The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of the Covid-19, first identified in India, have been named as 'Kappa' and 'Delta' respectively by the WHO as it named various varia